Apple's iWatch Will Reportedly Launch in October with 2.5-inch Display

The Apple iWatch will reportedly go into mass production next month and launch in October.

According to Reuters' sources, Apple is going into mass production of the iWatch next month at Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc 2382.TW. As such, the consumer product will go on sale in October, which lines up with a report from earlier this year of the smartwatch hitting in the fall.

In addition, the iWatch display is purportedly 2.5 inches diagonally with a slightly rectangular shape, with the face protruding a bit from the band. The iWatch will reportedly sport a touch interface and boast wireless charging capabilities as well. Supposedly, Apple is planning to ship 50 million iWatches within the first year of the device's availability on the market.

Buzz about Apple's smartwatch has been building for over a year, with prior reports that the iWatch will run iOS 8 and feature a heavy emphasis on health. That would make a lot of sense, too, since Apple revealed HealthKit earlier this month for iOS 8 at WWDC 2014.